Senior Policy Research Analyst - Quality and Strategy - Regular Full Time

Yukon Hospital • Whitehorse, YT

10h • CA$100,314 - CA$125,392

About The Position

This Regular Full Time position (1.0 FTE) is within the Quality and Strategy division. The role involves close collaboration with Executive and Senior Management, mid-level department managers, direct care/operations personnel, and medical staff across the organization. The primary goal is to continuously improve organizational capacity, service, quality, and business processes to achieve strategic, operational, safety, and quality plan outcomes. A high degree of confidentiality is essential as the position handles sensitive patient, employee, and business data. Decisions made by the incumbent will significantly impact programs and care delivery through the development and recommendation of documents, policies, standards, processes, and procedures. The role requires familiarity with various Yukon Government Acts, Accreditation Standards, Collective Agreements, High Priority Processes, and Required Organizational Practices to ensure compliance. Additionally, the incumbent must apply principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion, and ensure programs, services, policies, and decisions advance reconciliation and culturally safe hospital care.

Requirements

• Excellent knowledge of research methodologies and policy development principles, methods, and activities.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant acts and regulations such as ATIPP, HIPMA, MAID, PIPEDA, Canada Health Act, Yukon Health Act, Employment Standards Act.
• Knowledge of professional practice standards, collective agreements, statutes, and regulations governing the operation of a publicly funded body or acute care hospital.
• Knowledge of program evaluation, auditing, data collection, and analysis methods and techniques.
• Working knowledge of patient safety theory and tools used in a healthcare environment.
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to establish positive relationships with all staff, clients, families, community agencies, and other professionals while employing tact and diplomacy.
• Proven organizational, problem-solving, time management, prioritization, coordination, facilitation, and critical thinking abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership.
• Highly computer literate with relevant business productivity systems.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize creativity in the development and delivery of education material to adult learners.
• Post-secondary diploma or degree in a related area such as health, social services, public policy, or business administration.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in policy analysis/development or research, preferably in a hospital or healthcare environment.
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in the application of regulatory/legislated requirements, preferably in privacy management and access to information.

Nice To Haves

• A professional certification or master's degree in a health service discipline.
• Project management training or certification.
• Completion of privacy management training.
• Completion of Yukon First Nations 101 or equivalent cultural competency education.

Responsibilities

• Continually strive to improve organizational capacity, service and quality, and business processes to achieve outcomes identified in strategic, operational, safety and quality plans.
• Collect, analyze, and report information of a confidential and sensitive nature.
• Develop and recommend decision documents, background papers, policies, standards, processes, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all legislation and standards, including Yukon Government Acts, Accreditation Standards, Collective Agreements, High Priority Processes, and Required Organizational Practices.
• Apply principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion to policy and decision analysis.
• Ensure programs, services, policies, and decisions advance reconciliation and culturally safe hospital care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree